Lewis Hamilton is relieved Mercedes has managed to cut the deficit to Ferrari after struggling through much of practice in Baku. read more »

Max Verstappen expects Ferrari and Mercedes to close the gap to Red Bull in Azerbaijan Grand Prix qualifying read more »

Renault chief technical officer Bob Bell admits the French squad is "disappointed" by the gap to F1's leading three teams in 2018 read more »

Renault was outsmarted by Formula 1's big teams over the winter and is "disappointed" it has not made a bigger step, says chief technical officer Bob Bell read more »

Renault technical director Bob Bell admits to being disappointed at the gap to leading three teams. read more »

Renault says 'substantial' engine upgrades will close gap to frontrunners read more »

Ross Brawn says "it looks highly unlikely" that any of the midfield F1 teams will be able to challenge for a podium due to the performance gap to the top three teams read more »

Renault believes the upgrades planned for its Formula 1 engine this season will be worth more lap time than it is currently giving away to Mercedes and Ferrari read more »

McLaren say they are struggling to understand why their cars lack pace and are planning key updates. read more »

The 2007 world champion didn't enjoy the 2018 Chinese Grand Prix, despite finishing third and closing the gap to his championship leading team-mate. read more »

Sergio Perez believes qualifying eighth on the grid for Sunday's Chinese Grand Prix proves Force India is slashing the gap to its midfield rivals. read more »

Mercedes has been left "surprised" by the 0.5s deficit to F1 rivals Ferrari during Chinese Grand Prix qualifying, concedes Valtteri Bottas.  read more »

Sebastian Vettel says Ferrari's half-second advantage over Mercedes was a surprise during qualifying for the Chinese GP but holds concerns ahead of the race read more »

Sebastian Vettel has hailed Ferrari's "unbelievable" pace after sealing a sublime pole position at the Chinese GP and admits he is surprised by the gap to Mercedes. read more »

As the #PayMeToo movement hits F1, Kate Walker looks into the story behind the gender pay gap in the sport which, at first glance, looks shocking. read more »

Lewis Hamilton believes the pressure is already on for him to close down the 17-point gap to World Championship leader Sebastian Vettel. read more »

F1 chief Ross Brawn says despite the fresh injection of action in Bahrain after a difficult 2018 opener he feels he was "watching two grands prix" read more »

Kevin Magnussen is hopeful that Haas can close the gap over the weekend read more »

Sebastian Vettel is under no illusions that Mercedes are the quickest team in Formula 1 and have a "three or four tenth" gap to Ferrari - but Lewis Hamilton disagrees. read more »

Lewis Hamilton says it's too early to accurately provide a figure for the performance gap between Mercedes and Ferrari in 2018 read more »

Sebastian Vettel claims the gap to pace-setter Mercedes is around four-tenths of a second. read more »

Sebastian Vettel admits his early lead of the 2018 F1 world championship does not disguise the current pace supremacy Mercedes hold over Ferrari. read more »

Despite a double points haul in Melbourne, Nico Hulkenberg believes Renault are even further behind F1's leading trio than they were last season. read more »

Lewis Hamilton had the "extra tools" needed to keep clear of Sebastian Vettel had the Mercedes Formula 1 team not misjudged the gap it required during the Australian... read more »

The Finn will start the opening race of the new season from the front row, although he was more than six-tenths of a second shy of Pole Position. read more »